MEET THE TELECOMS GURU OF AFRICA - STRIVE MASIYIWA - PART 2

Alongside his wife, Tsitsi, the soft-spoken Enterprise Titan
is Zimbabwe’s biggest philanthropist. They are co-founders of the Capernaum
Trust, a Zimbabwe-registered privately funded Christian charity which sponsors
the education and up keep of over 40,000 Zimbabwean orphans.

The Trust is solely funded by Masiyiwa from his own personal
resources with support from Econet Wireless.

Besides supporting orphans, he also sponsors
students at universities in America, The United Kingdom and China.

In
spite of his wealth, it is his lifelong commitment to helping others that really
set him apart.

A DEVOUT
CHRISTIAN: Strive Masiyiwa is confirmed by his employees and close
allies to take business decisions after first going to God on his knees.

His popular prayer
quote goes thus, “God will do
nothing except you pray; and you have to be clear on what you want.”

The victory he had over the Zimbabwean
government was made possible by fervent prayers. He can barely make a speech or
a write up without referencing the bible.

“My favourite business book is the Bible. If
you study the Bible with a view to extracting principles on how to set up and
manage a business effectively, you will be absolutely amazed; it has
everything.” he stated in one of his facebook post.

DILIGENT: In
consonance with the scriptures, “Seeth thou a diligent man in his business, he
shall stand before kings; not mean men.” Masiyiwa works long hours
every day to keep up with his numerous responsibilities in building the Enterprise
and service to humanity.

A CRUSADER: He has crusades on a number of issues namely:
Telecoms, Energy, Health, Entrepreneurship, Poverty, Education, Spirituality, Anti-Corruption,
girl-child and women Education, and many more.

His
crusades have transformed countless sectors and lives while also seeking to
preserve Africa’s vital resources through his own sustainable investments and environmental
policy leadership.

His
latest crusade is on providing reliable and affordable electricity across
Africa.

A WORLD LEADER:

Strive
Masiyiwa has over 20 awards and honours from local and international
organizations.

In 1999 he was named one of the “Ten Most Outstanding Young
Persons of the World. An award given to him by Junior Chamber International
(Jaycees).

In 2003 a CNN/Timemagazine
poll chose him as one of the “15 Global Influentials of the year.”

He is a well-known international business leader who has won
international recognition and numerous awards for business excellence.

He turned Econet Wireless into a global telecommunications
enterprise with presence in more than 15 countries in Africa, Europe, United
States, Latin America and the East Asia-Pacific region in less than a 15years.

In
addition to his business excellence, he chairs numerous boards and has been
lauded for his support to humanity.

Over the years, Mr. Masiyiwa has served on many international
boards, and has also been involved in numerous initiatives to promote
entrepreneurship and social development in Africa.

Masiyiwa is a member of theAfrica
Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten
distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and
sustainable development in Africa.

He also sits on two United Nations
Advisory Panelsand is the only
African member of the United StatesHolocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on
Conscience.

He is also a member of the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett
initiative known as theGiving Pledge.

He is an avid
environmentalist and together with Sir Richard Branson founded the environmental
group, the Carbon War Room.

He recentlytook over, from former UN Secretary
General,Kofi Annan, the chairmanship of AGRA, an organization that
supports Africa's smallholder farmers.

In 2013, he was appointed
co-chair of Grow Africa, an investment forum for Africa's agriculture, which
has helped mobilize over US$15 billion in investments for African
agriculture.

He is currently
working in collaboration with Richard Branson to solve the electricity
challenge in Africa.

CONCLUSION:

We can
do a study on this icon; following him closely to know what made him who he is
today - a successful billionaire telecoms tycoon. More than anything else, the
lessons from this humble Enterprise Titan is a sure direction for our
Enterprise revolution pursuit in Africa.

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